Chelsea
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Chelsea Is a Day Trip. Here's How to Do It.
Twenty minutes west of Ann Arbor, a small town with more good food than it should have.
Chelsea is 20 minutes from Ann Arbor and most people never go. A day-trip guide covering breakfast through dinner, with stops worth the drive.
The Lakehouse Bakery Is Chelsea's Morning Anchor
Scratch-baked pastries on Main Street, from a baker who chose a small town on purpose.
The Lakehouse Bakery on Chelsea's Main Street bakes everything from scratch. The croissants alone justify the drive from Ann Arbor.
A Walking Guide to Chelsea's Main Street
Six blocks, seven stops, and the best small-town food crawl in Washtenaw County.
Chelsea's Main Street packs more good food into six blocks than most towns manage in a mile. A walking guide from Agricole to Ugly Dog.
Where to Eat with Kids in Washtenaw County
Twelve restaurants across Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dexter, and Chelsea where children are welcome and the food is still good.
Finding restaurants that work for kids without boring the adults is harder than it should be. Twelve spots across Washtenaw County that thread the needle.
Jeff Daniels Is Opening a Restaurant in Chelsea. It's Not a Vanity Project.
JD's Stage Bistro brings wood-fired pizza, live music, and a seasonal scratch kitchen to Main Street this spring.
JD's Stage Bistro brings wood-fired pizza, live music, and a seasonal scratch kitchen to Chelsea's Main Street.
The Common Grill Has Been Here for Thirty Years. Chelsea Still Needs It.
Chef Craig Common built a real restaurant in a town of 5,000 and kept it alive through everything.
Chef Craig Common has been running The Common Grill in Chelsea since the mid-1990s. Thirty years in a town of 5,000 is a story about food, loyalty, and stubbornness.
Chelsea Has a Food Scene. You Just Haven't Been Paying Attention.
A town of 5,000 with a 30-year restaurant anchor, a farmers market, and now Jeff Daniels opening a bistro. What does Chelsea's food identity actually look like?
Chelsea has a food scene most Ann Arbor residents have never explored. With JD's Stage Bistro on the way, it's time to start paying attention.
Where to Eat in Chelsea
Seven places on a Main Street that's been quietly feeding its town for decades.
Chelsea has been building a food identity for longer than most of Washtenaw County realizes. Seven restaurants that justify the twenty minutes on I-94.